Community design has grown in importance in the public policy agenda over the past decade. This book focuses on the author's experience and work in Minnesota where a design team of architects, planners, economic and community development practitioners provided planning and design assistance to local communities. The book explores the advantages of a systems approach to community design and uses the work of the Minnesota team to consider the issues involved in the implementation of successful community design.

PART ONE: THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY DESIGN

The Third Wave

A Changing American Landscape

Commmunity

A Wave or a Particle?

Is There a Place for Places in the Community?

PART TWO: METHODS OF COMMUNITY DESIGN

Action Research

The Foundation of Community Design

Community in the Third Dimension

Gauging Community Opinion

You've Gotta Have Connections

Community Design as a Healing Process

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W . Arthur Mehrhoff

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